US4950321A - Ceramic orifice ring - Google Patents

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US4950321A
US4950321A US07/395,869 US39586989A US4950321A US 4950321 A US4950321 A US 4950321A US 39586989 A US39586989 A US 39586989A US 4950321 A US4950321 A US 4950321A
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B5/00—Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture
    • C03B5/16—Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces
    • C03B5/26—Outlets, e.g. drains, siphons; Overflows, e.g. for supplying the float tank, tweels
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B7/00—Distributors for the molten glass; Means for taking-off charges of molten glass; Producing the gob, e.g. controlling the gob shape, weight or delivery tact
    • C03B7/08—Feeder spouts, e.g. gob feeders
    • C03B7/088—Outlets, e.g. orifice rings

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  • the present invention relates to the provision of a metal insert for a ceramic orifice ring in an outlet of a molten glass containing forehearth.
  • Another U.S. Pat. No. 2,433,116 to Greenbowe et al discloses a platinum rhodium alloy liner for a continuous flow orifice through which molten glass for forming tubing is flowed.
  • a metal clad, ceramic mandrel extends through the orifice member to serve as the former about which the molten glass flows in the production of glass tubing.
  • the metal orifice liner is disclosed as having its upper edge formed with a horizontal ledge that is, in effect, clamped between the upper surface of the orifice ring and the bottom surface of the feeder bowl.
  • the metal orifice liner or die appears to have its upper rim curled outwardly and downwardly with its outer rim extending into an annular space in the top of the ceramic orifice that is filled with a cement.
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical, sectional view through a feeder orifice member with a metal insert mounted therein;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the orifice area and metal insert of FIG. 1.
  • an orifice member 10 formed with a single opening 11 therein is counterbored at 12.
  • a metal insert ring 13 having a horizontal flange 14 and an outside diameter somewhat smaller than the inside diameter of the orifice ring opening to avoid interference with thermal expansion of the ceramic orifice ring opening is positioned therein.
  • the member 13 may be dropped in the opening 11 of the ring 10 and a lock nut 15 is threaded onto the lower end of the metal ring 13.
  • the upper surface 16 of the lock nut 15 is provided with a specific slope which takes into consideration the difference in thermal expansion characteristics of the metal insert ring and the ceramic orifice ring. During cold assembly the lock nut may be threaded onto the insert with the torque of a person's fingers.
  • H C is the thickness of the ceramic orifice member defining the opening 11;
  • R I is the outside radius of metal insert
  • ⁇ I is the thermal expansion rate for the insert ring material
  • ⁇ C is the thermal expansion rate for the ceramic orifice material
  • ⁇ T is the temperature above room temperature.
  • an orifice ring formed of Emhart 311 was counterbored to a 0.375 inch thickness with an orifice opening of 2.02 inches.
  • the metal ring formed of stainless steel had an inside diameter of 1.750 inches and an outside diameter at the cylinder of 1.985.
  • the threaded nut had an outside diameter of 2.361 inches.
  • the flange 14 had an OD of 2.235.
  • a preferred metal for the insert is an alloy of nickel and chromium with about 50% of each.
  • the metal insert provides a glass feeder orifice that will retain its shape and size without change for an extended period of time. In the past, it was necessary to change ceramic orifices as frequently as every two or three weeks or 300 to 500 hours of use.
  • the particular metal used as the insert material can be of any metal that can withstand temperatures in the 2100°-2300° range for an extended period without outgassing or changing shape.
  • a more expensive metal that has been used at molten glass temperatures is platinum-rhodium alloys as suggested in the Greenbowe et al U.S. Patent cited above.
  • the important feature of the present invention is the use of a metal insert that only embraces the small orifice opening in a feeder orifice rather than lining the entire ceramic orifice member with the ring held in place against the up and down movement that a feeder plunger may induce by having a lock nut threaded onto the lower end of the ring.
  • the lock nut is provided with a slope to its upper surface that engages the bottom of the ceramic orifice This slope is calculated so that during start-up of the feeder the expansion of the metal ring and the expansion of the ceramic orifice will be such that the nut retains contact with the bottom of the orifice while the gap 11 between the insert and orifice disappears when operating temperatures are reached.
  • the outside diameter of the metal insert will have essentially the same diameter as the inside diameter of the ceramic orifice ring opening and during warm-up the relative expansions are such that the nut will retain the insert in the orifice ring.
  • the opening may be made slightly larger than the size of the glass gob to be formed so that the proper size is maintained.
  • the insert ring After start-up, the insert ring will be retained in its position as well and will experience very little wear.

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US07/395,869 US4950321A (en) 1989-08-18 1989-08-18 Ceramic orifice ring
DE9090113089T DE69001594T2 (de) 1989-08-18 1990-07-09 Keramischer oeffnungsring.
ES199090113089T ES2040530T3 (es) 1989-08-18 1990-07-09 Anillo de orificio ceramico.
DK90113089.8T DK0413128T3 (da) 1989-08-18 1990-07-09 Dysering af keramik
AT90113089T ATE89244T1 (de) 1989-08-18 1990-07-09 Keramischer oeffnungsring.
EP90113089A EP0413128B1 (en) 1989-08-18 1990-07-09 Ceramic orifice ring
JP2184430A JPH0383821A (ja) 1989-08-18 1990-07-13 金属オリフィス環インサートとセラミックオリフィス環の組合せ

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DE4202278A1 (de) * 1992-01-28 1993-07-29 Lindner Maschinen Gmbh W Vorrichtung zur erzeugung von glasschmelze-portionen
US5492552A (en) * 1994-03-03 1996-02-20 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Holder for annealing fiber optic coils
US5609664A (en) * 1995-05-17 1997-03-11 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. Guide ring for I. S. glass forming machine
US5769920A (en) * 1992-08-27 1998-06-23 Union Oil Company Of California Graphite guide rings
US20020116952A1 (en) * 2001-02-23 2002-08-29 Omg Ag & Co. Kg Device for glass melt delivery and method for using them
US6634187B1 (en) 2000-11-15 2003-10-21 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. Apparatus for delivering a cased glass stream having a raised and sealed orifice bushing
US6656576B1 (en) 2000-12-20 2003-12-02 Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. Coated ceramic parts and method of fabricating same

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US3393989A (en) * 1964-12-10 1968-07-23 Owens Illinois Glass Co Hinged orifice ring holder for glass feeders
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US4213002A (en) * 1978-11-29 1980-07-15 Sorg Gmbh & Co. Kg Electrically heated melting furnace for mineral materials
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DE4202278A1 (de) * 1992-01-28 1993-07-29 Lindner Maschinen Gmbh W Vorrichtung zur erzeugung von glasschmelze-portionen
DE4202278C2 (de) * 1992-01-28 1999-10-28 Lindner Maschinen Gmbh W Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Glasschmelze-Portionen
US5769920A (en) * 1992-08-27 1998-06-23 Union Oil Company Of California Graphite guide rings
US5492552A (en) * 1994-03-03 1996-02-20 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Holder for annealing fiber optic coils
US5609664A (en) * 1995-05-17 1997-03-11 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. Guide ring for I. S. glass forming machine
US5725629A (en) * 1995-05-17 1998-03-10 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. Guide ring for I.S. glass forming machine
US6634187B1 (en) 2000-11-15 2003-10-21 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. Apparatus for delivering a cased glass stream having a raised and sealed orifice bushing
US6656576B1 (en) 2000-12-20 2003-12-02 Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. Coated ceramic parts and method of fabricating same
US20020116952A1 (en) * 2001-02-23 2002-08-29 Omg Ag & Co. Kg Device for glass melt delivery and method for using them
US7013677B2 (en) * 2001-02-23 2006-03-21 Umicore Ag & Co. Kg Device for glass melt delivery and method for using them

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